2020–21 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

Bristol Rovers
2020–21 season
President	Wael al-Qadi
Manager	Ben Garner; (until 14 November); Paul Tisdale; (19 November – 10 February); Joey Barton; (from 22 February)
Stadium	Memorial Stadium
League One	24th (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Luke Leahy; (8); All: Luke Leahy; (10)
Home colours	Away colours

The 2020–21 Bristol Rovers F.C. season is the club's 138th season in their history and the fourth consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
18 July 2020	CB	Josh Grant	Chelsea	Free transfer
20 July 2020	CB	Jack Baldwin	Sunderland	Free transfer
21 July 2020	CB	Max Ehmer	Gillingham	Free transfer
22 July 2020	LW	Sam Nicholson	Colorado Rapids	Free transfer
29 July 2020	CF	Jonah Ayunga	Havant & Waterlooville	Undisclosed
3 August 2020	CM	Zain Westbrooke	Coventry City	Undisclosed
25 August 2020	CB	Pablo Martinez	West Bromwich Albion	Free transfer
28 August 2020	LB	David Tutonda	Barnet	Free transfer
10 September 2020	CF	Brandon Hanlan	Gillingham	Free transfer
8 October 2020	CM	Ben Liddle	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed
16 October 2020	LW	Ryan Jones	Weston-Super-Mare	Undisclosed
22 October 2020	LB	Ali Koiki	Burnley	Free transfer
21 January 2021	RB	George Williams	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed

Loans in

Date from	Pos.	Name	From	Date until
8 August 2020	AM	Jayden Mitchell-Lawson	Derby County	17 December 2020
21 September 2020	CM	Luke McCormick	Chelsea	End of season
15 October 2020	AM	Erhun Oztumer	Charlton Athletic	End of season
4 January 2021	GK	Joe Day	Cardiff City	End of season

Loans out

Date from	Pos.	Name	To	Date until
11 September 2020	GK	Liam Armstrong	Salisbury	21 October 2020
11 September 2020	CF	Ollie Hulbert	Cardiff Metropolitan University	1 January 2021
11 September 2020	CF	Harry Warwick	Cardiff Metropolitan University	1 January 2021
8 October 2020	LW	Kyle Bennett	Grimsby Town	End of season
9 October 2020	CF	Kieran Phillips	Chippenham Town	1 January 2021
13 October 2020	CM	Lucas Tomlinson	Bath City	2 January 2021
16 October 2020	LW	Ryan Jones	Weston-Super-Mare	End of Season
21 October 2020	GK	Alexis André Jr.	Salisbury	9 January 2021
23 October 2020	CB	Pablo Martinez	Oxford City	23 January 2021
23 October 2020	CM	Abu Ogogo	Dagenham & Redbridge	11 January 2021
24 October 2020	LB	Sam Heal	Melksham Town
31 October 2020	DF	Luca Hoole	Taunton Town	December 2020
20 November 2020	CM	Tom Mehew	Bath City	9 January 2021
18 January 2021	CB	Tom Davies	Barrow	End of Season
26 January 2021	LB	Michael Kelly	Yeovil Town	End of Season
24 April 2021	CM	Lucas Tomlinson	Torquay United	End of Season

Transfers out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
1 July 2020	DF	Josh Bailey	Unattached	Released
1 July 2020	CM	Ollie Clarke	Mansfield Town	Free transfer
1 July 2020	CM	Lewis Clutton	Pen-y-Bont	Released
1 July 2020	CB	Tony Craig	Crawley Town	Released
1 July 2020	FW	Isaiah Crawford	Unattached	Released
1 July 2020	MF	George Fowler	Unattached	Released
1 July 2020	LB	Tareiq Holmes-Dennis	Retired	Released
1 July 2020	CF	Rhys Kavanagh	Retired	Released
1 July 2020	CM	Samuel Matthews	Crawley Town	Released
1 July 2020	DF	Ben Morgan	Unattached	Released
1 July 2020	CF	Tom Nichols	Crawley Town	Released
1 July 2020	DF	Luc Noble	Unattached	Released
1 July 2020	DF	Levi Paul	Unattached	Released
1 July 2020	MF	Mason Raymond	Unattached	Released
1 July 2020	CF	Gavin Reilly	Carlisle United	Released
1 July 2020	CM	Liam Sercombe	Cheltenham Town	Released
1 July 2020	GK	Harry Thomas-Barker	Barry Town United	Released
1 July 2020	CM	Theo Widdrington	Lewes	Released
16 July 2020	RB	Harry Hodges	Dorchester Town	Free transfer
28 July 2020	CB	Rollin Menayese	Mansfield Town	Undisclosed
3 August 2020	CM	Luke Russe	Chippenham Town	Free transfer
27 August 2020	CF	Jonson Clarke-Harris	Peterborough United	Undisclosed

Pre-season

Rovers announced their first pre-season game on 7 August 2020 that would see the first-team play the following day in a behind closed doors friendly against Bristol Manor Farm. They later announced a second fixture against Exeter City.

8 August 2020 Friendly	Bristol Manor Farm	0–4	Bristol Rovers	Bristol
12:00 BST		Report	Clarke-Harris 5' Walker 19', 44' Tomlinson 64'	Stadium: The Creek Attendance: N/A

15 August 2020 Friendly	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Exeter City	Horfield
14:00 BST	Mitchell-Lawson 3' Hargreaves 46'	Report	Parkes 50'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: N/A

21 August 2020 Friendly	Newport County	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Newport
	Abrahams	Report	Hare	Stadium: Dragon Park Attendance: N/A

22 August 2020 Friendly	Forest Green Rovers	4–3	Bristol Rovers	Chippenham
13:00 BST	Cadden 20' Wilson 34' Adams 63' Winchester 67'	Report	Clarke-Harris 56', 85' Westbrooke 65'	Stadium: Stanley Park Training Ground Attendance: N/A

25 August 2020 Friendly	Cheltenham Town	0–2	Bristol Rovers	Cheltenham
19:45 BST		Report	Trialist (Tutonda) 45' Leahy 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: N/A

28 August 2020 Friendly	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Cardiff City	Horfield
18:00 BST	Tomlinson 105'	Report	Flint 88' Glatzel 125'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: N/A

Competitions

EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
17	Shrewsbury Town	46	13	15	18	50	57	−7	54
18	Plymouth Argyle	46	14	11	21	53	80	−27	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	12	15	19	54	70	−16	51
20	Wigan Athletic	46	13	9	24	54	77	−23	48
21	Rochdale (R)	46	11	14	21	61	78	−17	47	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Northampton Town (R)	46	11	12	23	41	67	−26	45
23	Swindon Town (R)	46	13	4	29	55	89	−34	43
24	Bristol Rovers (R)	46	10	8	28	40	70	−30	38

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences
(R) Relegated

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	10	8	28	40	70	−30	38	7	2	14	23	32	−9	3	6	14	17	38	−21

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	L
Position	11	20	24	15	12	12	10	13	13	15	18	21	21	21	19	15	20	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	18	19	21	19	20	21	19	19	19	20	21	23	23	21	22	23	24	24	24	24

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.

12 September 2020 1	Sunderland	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Wright 21' Maguire 82' Dobson 90+6'	Report	Leahy 3' (pen.) Jaakkola 90+5'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

19 September 2020 2	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Ipswich Town	Horfield
15:00 BST	Upson 42' Grant 90+1'	Report	Norwood 53' Edwards 66' Ehmer 80' (o.g.) Nolan 89'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

26 September 2020 3	Doncaster Rovers	4–1	Bristol Rovers	Doncaster
15:00 BST	James 16' Wright 23' Whiteman 28' Gomes 30' Richards 57' Taylor 62'	Report	Harries 22' Ehmer 29' Leahy 32' Tutonda 86'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

3 October 2020 4	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Northampton Town	Horfield
15:00 BST	Grant 23' Hanlan 54' (pen.) Baldwin 79'	Report	Racic 12' Martin 36' 60' Watson 82' Bolger 90+4'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

10 October 2020 5	Lincoln City	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Baldwin 46' (o.g.) Jackson 61' 83' Bridcutt 87'	Report	Daly 48' Hanlan 58' (pen.) Nicholson 90+5' Tutonda 90+8'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

17 October 2020 6	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Burton Albion	Horfield
15:00 BST	Daly 52' Ehmer 72'	Report	O'Toole 18' Quinn 33' Fox 35' Hemmings 79'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

20 October 2020 7	Shrewsbury Town	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Shrewsbury
18:00 BST	Walker 37'	Report	Hanlan 15' Grant 57' Harries 66'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young

24 October 2019	Accrington Stanley	v	Bristol Rovers	Accrington
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Crown Ground
Note: The match was postponed on 22 October 2020 after a number of positive cases for Covid-19 within the Accrington Stanley squad.

27 October 2020 8	Bristol Rovers	1–3	Hull City	Horfield
19:00 BST	Daly 2' McCormick 26' Oztumer 89' Baldwin 90+2'	Report	Emmanuel 18' Lewis-Potter 63' Slater 76' Honeyman 88' Elder 90+3' Eaves 90+5'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable

31 October 2020 9	Rochdale	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Newby 25' Rathbone 50' Lund 80' O'Connell 90'	Report	Nicholson 9' Grant 34'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Stephen Martin

3 November 2020 10	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Peterborough United	Horfield
19:00 GMT	Ehmer 38' Hare 77'	Report	Taylor 42' Brown 52' Butler 64'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey

14 November 2020 11	Bristol Rovers	1–4	Fleetwood Town	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Harries 27' Grant 60' Ehmer 80' Hanlan 90+1'	Report	Camps 30', 82' Madden 39' 70' Edwards 43' Evans 86' (pen.) Leutwiler 90'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Coggins

21 November 2020 12	Swindon Town	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Donohue 38' Grounds 62' Odimayo 64' Pitman 76'	Report	Nicholson 78' Upson 90+1'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall

24 November 2020 13	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Wigan
19:00 GMT	Tilt 61' Merrie 72' Perry 88'	Report	Hare 76'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell

2 December 2020 14	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Gillingham	Horfield
19:00 GMT		Report	Oliver 26', 75'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham

5 December 2020 15	AFC Wimbledon	2–4	Bristol Rovers	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Pigott 5' (pen.) Nightingale 11' Heneghan 30' Guinness-Walker 50'	Report	Nicholson 14', 64' Hanlan 25', 45+1'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Benjamin Speedie

12 December 2020 16	Bristol Rovers	3–0	Plymouth Argyle	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Kilgour 7' McCormick 26' Upson 68' Westbrooke 85'	Report	Watts 40' Fornah 45+2'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson

15 December 2020	Charlton Athletic	v	Bristol Rovers	Charlton
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: The Valley
Note: The match was postponed on 15 December 2020, following a positive test in the Bristol Rovers camp.

19 December 2020	Bristol Rovers	v	Oxford United	Horfield
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Note: The match was postponed on 15 December 2020, following a positive test in the Bristol Rovers camp.

26 December 2020 17	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Denbigh, Bletchley
15:00 GMT	Gladwin 45+3' 47' Fraser 63'	Report	McCormick 85'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham

29 December 2020	Bristol Rovers	v	Portsmouth	Horfield
19:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Note: The match was postponed on 23 December 2020, following a number of positive cases in the Portsmouth squad.

2 January 2021 18	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Blackpool	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Hanlan 34' Nicholson 36' Ehmer 64' Leahy 87'	Report	Madine 9'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates

16 January 2021 19	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Horfield
15:00 GMT		Report	Oshilaja 61' Millar 64' Morgan 74' 85'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright

19 January 2021 20	Crewe Alexandra	3–2	Bristol Rovers	Crewe
19:00 GMT	Kirk 4' Wintle 23' Finney 31' Offord 45' Lancashire 55' Johnson 86'	Report	McCormick 45+4' 51' Ehmer 47' Harries 58'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy

23 January 2021 21	Oxford United	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Taylor 32', 60', 73' Winnall 90+8'	Report	Leahy 27' Grant 90+3'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock

26 January 2021 22	Peterborough United	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Peterborough
19:00 GMT	Thompson 52' Beevers 82'	Report	Kilgour 83' Ogogo 84' Leahy 87'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury

30 January 2021 23	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Rochdale	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Leahy 34'	Report	Newby 16', 64' Dooley 75'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne

2 February 2021 24	Accrington Stanley	6–1	Bristol Rovers	Accrington
19:30 GMT	Pritchard 7', 8' Charles 12', 17', 70' Bishop 28', 48' McConville 44'	Report	Nicholson 11' Williams 61'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson

6 February 2021 25	Fleetwood Town	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Batty 20'	Report	Ehmer 63'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

9 February 2021 26	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Oxford United	Horfield
19:00 GMT	Ayunga 90'	Report	Lee 29' Sykes 82' Barker 90+2' Brannagan 90+7'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey

13 February 2021	Bristol Rovers	v	Swindon Town	Horfield
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0
Note: Match postponed on morning of 13 February due to a failed pitch inspection on account of a frozen pitch.

16 February 2021 27	Bristol Rovers	3–1	Portsmouth	Horfield
19:00 GMT	McCormick 6' Williams 27' Ayunga 34', 44' Leahy 70' (pen.)	Report	Marquis 26' Johnson 66' Raggett 69'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

20 February 2021 28	Gillingham	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Gillingham
13:00 GMT	Akinde 67', 90+1'	Report	Hanlan 52' Ayunga 70' McCormick 84' Baldwin 89'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham

23 February 2021 29	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Horfield
19:00 GMT	McCormick 69'	Report	Wootton 25' 90+5' Lang 51' Robinson 59' Massey 88'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook

27 February 2021 30	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Shrewsbury Town	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Leahy 45' Hanlan 60'	Report	Ebanks-Landell 70' Udoh 90+2'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard

2 March 2021 31	Burton Albion	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Burton upon Trent
19:00 GMT	Clare 43' Smith 55' Carter 90+3' Hemmings 90+6'	Report	McCormick 11' 52'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

6 March 2021 32	Hull City	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Whyte 32', 60' Honeyman 68' Greaves 80' Eaves 85'	Report	Rodman 58' Leahy 68'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

9 March 2021 33	Bristol Rovers	4–1	Accrington Stanley	Horfield
19:00 GMT	Leahy 15' Rodman 45+1' Nicholson 67' Westbrooke 68' McCormick 78'	Report	Barclay 35' Smyth 77'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell

13 March 2021 34	Bristol Rovers	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Upson 41' Daly 90'	Report	Guinness-Walker 22' Johnson 23' Woodyard 47' Pigott 55'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott

16 March 2021 35	Charlton Athletic	3–2	Bristol Rovers	Chalton
19:00 GMT	Shinnie 33', 73' Forster-Caskey 42' Washington 84' Morgan 86'	Report	Leahy 18' (pen.) Upson 32', 47' Hargreaves 78' Day 90+3'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley

20 March 2021 36	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Ennis 7', 45', 18' Opoku 39' Lewis 75'	Report		Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

23 March 2021 37	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Swindon Town	Horfield
19:00 GMT	Upson 21' Williams 76'	Report	Payne 71'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

27 March 2021 38	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Sunderland	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Leahy 36'	Report	O'Brien 39' Scowen 50' Sanderson 53' O'Nien 85'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates

2 April 2021 39	Ipswich Town	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Leahy 1' (o.g.) Judge 11' Holý 23' Drinan 65'	Report	McCormick 18' Oztumer 77'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Stephen Martin

5 April 2021 40	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Horfield
15:00 BST	McCormick 37', 56', 87' Baldwin 67' Hanlan 90+6'	Report	Coppinger 13' Bogle 49' Greaves 90+3'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Coggins

10 April 2021 41	Northampton Town	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
15:00 BST	Morris 44' Hoskins 78' (pen.), 83'	Report	Leahy 19'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock

17 April 2021 42	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Lincoln City	Horfield
12:30 BST	Upson 36' Jaakkola 51' Leahy 52' Baldwin 90+8'	Report	Scully 16' Edun 37' Johnson 37' Poole 90'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie
Note: Originally scheduled to be played at 3PM, all EFL matches were rearranged away from this time to avoid clashing with the funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

20 April 2021 43	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Horfield
19:00 BST	Rodman 42' McCormick 70' Martinez 85' Kilgour 90+1'	Report	Fraser 17' Sorinola 45' Kasumu 55' Grigg 60' Fisher 78'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham

24 April 2021 44	Portsmouth	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Portsmouth
13:00 BST	Curtis 37'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall
Note: This loss confirmed Rovers' relegation to League Two

1 May 2021 45	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Horfield
15:00 BST	Baldwin 40'	Report	Ainley 18'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

9 May 2021 46	Blackpool	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Blackpool
12:00 BST	Holmes 18' Simms 75'	Report	Harries 13' Hargreaves 25' Baldwin 31' Tutonda 55'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October. The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley. The third round draw was made on 30th November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.

Win Draw Loss

7 November 2020 First round	Walsall	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Walsall
15:00 BST	Jules 4' Lavery 87'	Report	Baldwin 33' Hanlan 39' Kilgour 47' Jaakkola 90+4'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce

29 November 2020 Second round	Bristol Rovers	6–0	Darlington	Horfield
13:30 GMT	Daly 29' Hare 38' Leahy 44' (pen.), 53' (pen.) Oztumer 45+2' Nicholson 59'	Report	Rivers 52' Hatfield 69'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable

9 January 2021 Third round	Bristol Rovers	2–3	Sheffield United	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Kilgour 21' Leahy 60' Ehmer 62'	Report	Day 6' (o.g.) Burke 59' Bogle 63'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

EFL Cup

On 18 August 2020, the first round was drawn.

Win Draw Loss

5 September 2020 First round	Ipswich Town	3–0	Bristol Rovers	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Dozzell 24' Sears 29', 68' Chambers 44' Woolfenden 73'	Report	Grant 86'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie

EFL Trophy

Win Draw Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August. The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew’s. The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Oxford United	3	2	1	0	0	4	2	+2	8	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Bristol Rovers	3	1	0	2	0	7	6	+1	5	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Walsall	3	0	1	1	1	3	4	−1	3
4	ACA	Chelsea U21	3	0	1	0	2	5	7	−2	2

Source: EFL.com

8 September 2020 Group stage	Bristol Rovers	2–2 (2–4 p)	Walsall	Horfield
19:45 BST	Mehew 16' Ayunga 71'	Report	Jules 29' Gordon 63'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable
	Penalties
	Kelly Harries Ayunga Hare		Norman McDonald Holden Lavery Gordon

6 October 2020 Group stage	Oxford United	1–1 (4–3 p)	Bristol Rovers	Oxford
19:00 BST	Brannagan 74' Osei 89'	Report	Mehew 11' Baldwin 61'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair
	Penalties
	Osei Agyei McGuane Hall Brannagan		Leahy Upson Hare Hargreaves Baldwin

18 November 2020 Group stage	Bristol Rovers	4–3	Chelsea U21	Horfield
18:00 BST	Hanlan 9' Nicholson 15' Westbrooke 57' Kilgour 61' Grant 88' Hare 90'	Report	Anjorin 10', 68' Lewis 63'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard

8 December 2020 Second round	Leyton Orient	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Leyton
19:00 GMT	Baldwin 26' (o.g.) Turley 54'	Report	Koiki 12' Sargeant 29' (o.g.) Upson 77'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 574 Referee: Alan Young

12 January 2021 Third round	Bristol Rovers	0–1	AFC Wimbledon	Horfield
19:00 GMT	Ogogo 52'	Report	Rudoni 60' Oksanen 86'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby

Statistics

Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bristol Rovers.

As of match played 9 May 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NED	Jordi van Stappershoef	13	0	6+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+1	0
2	DF	ENG	Mark Little	7	0	2+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Luke Leahy	44	10	37+1	8	2+0	2	1+0	0	2+1	0
4	MF	ENG	Josh Grant	39	1	31+1	1	1+2	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
5	DF	GER	Max Ehmer	33	2	27+1	1	3+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Ed Upson	33	1	20+6	1	2+0	0	0+1	0	3+1	0
7	MF	ENG	Ben Liddle	6	0	1+2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
8	MF	ENG	Zain Westbrooke	49	3	33+9	2	2+1	0	1+0	0	2+1	1
9	FW	ENG	Brandon Hanlan	48	9	40+4	7	2+0	1	0+0	0	2+0	1
10 †	FW	ENG	Jayden Mitchell-Lawson*	7	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
11	MF	SCO	Sam Nicholson	34	8	22+7	6	2+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	1
13	GK	ENG	Joe Day*	20	0	18+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Luke McCormick *	42	6	36+3	6	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	ENG	Alfie Kilgour	44	2	33+2	1	2+1	1	1+0	0	5+0	0
17	FW	ENG	James Daly	32	4	13+15	3	1+0	1	0+0	0	2+1	0
20	MF	ENG	Cameron Hargreaves	17	0	3+9	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+1	0
21	FW	KEN	Jonah Ayunga	35	3	13+17	2	1+0	0	0+1	0	1+2	1
22	DF	ENG	Josh Hare	27	2	14+5	0	1+1	1	0+1	0	3+2	1
23	MF	ENG	Tom Mehew	3	2	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	2
24	DF	COD	David Tutonda	22	0	10+10	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
25	DF	WAL	Cian Harries	32	0	26+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
26	DF	ENG	Jack Baldwin	45	2	32+6	1	3+0	1	1+0	0	3+0	0
28	MF	ENG	Zain Walker	15	0	4+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+1	0
29	FW	ENG	Kieran Phillips	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
32	GK	FIN	Anssi Jaakkola	24	0	21+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
33	MF	ENG	Alex Rodman	18	1	11+5	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
37	DF	WAL	Pablo Martinez	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	MF	IRL	Josh Barrett	11	0	0+9	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
41	MF	TUR	Erhun Oztumer *	25	1	10+12	0	3+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
42	MF	ENG	Abu Ogogo	4	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
43	DF	ENG	George Williams	26	0	26+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
47	DF	ENG	Ali Koiki	13	1	3+7	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
51	GK	ENG	Jed Ward	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players out on loan:
18	DF	SCO	Michael Kelly	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0

Goals record

As of match played 9 May 2021

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	3	LB	Luke Leahy	8	2	0	10
2	9	CF	Brandon Hanlan	7	1	1	9
3	11	LW	Sam Nicholson	6	1	1	8
4	14	CM	Luke McCormick	6	0	0	6
5	17	CF	James Daly	3	1	0	4
6	8	CM	Zain Westbrooke	2	0	1	3
6	21	CF	Jonah Ayunga	2	0	1	3
8	5	CB	Max Ehmer	1	1	0	2
	15	CB	Alfie Kilgour	1	1	0	2
	22	RB	Josh Hare	0	1	1	2
	23	CM	Tom Mehew	0	0	2	2
	26	CB	Jack Baldwin	1	1	0	2
12	4	DM	Josh Grant	1	0	0	1
	6	DM	Ed Upson	1	0	0	1
	33	RM	Alex Rodman	1	0	0	1
	41	AM	Erhun Oztumer	0	1	0	1
	47	LB	Ali Koiki	0	0	1	1
Total				40	10	8	58

Disciplinary record

As of match played 9 May 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	14		CM	Luke McCormick	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0
2	6		CM	Ed Upson	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	1
3	3		LB	Luke Leahy	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
	4		DM	Josh Grant	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
	26		CB	Jack Baldwin	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
6	5		CB	Max Ehmer	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
7	25		CB	Cian Harries	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
8	15		CB	Alfie Kilgour	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
8	24		LB	David Tutonda	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
10	9		CF	Brandon Hanlan	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	32		GK	Anssi Jaakkola	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	43		RB	George Williams	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
13	11		LW	Sam Nicholson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	20		CM	Cameron Hargreaves	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	21		CF	Jonah Ayunga	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	22		RB	Josh Hare	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	33		RM	Alex Rodman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	41		AM	Erhun Oztumer	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	42		CM	Abu Ogogo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
20	2		RB	Mark Little	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	13		GK	Joe Day	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	17		CF	James Daly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	37		CB	Pablo Martinez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					72	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	81	1	2